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August 5, 2014 8:46:25 AM

I have a AMD FX-8120 8-core black edition, 8Gb DDr3 of RAM, 1Tb disk and a Radeon HD 7770 1GB DDR5 conected with a 500w psu.

Im gonna upgrade my GPU with a R9 270x, and i want to know if my power supply would be able to handle it, it is a quality psu.

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August 5, 2014 8:52:49 AM

If it's a quality 500w it will be enough.

A Radeon R9-270X needs 24 amps on the 12v rail and a 500w power supply with 2 6 pin PCIE power connections.
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August 5, 2014 8:58:25 AM

R9 270X requires 24 Amps on the 12v rail, a 500W PSU minimum & 2x 6-pin PCI-E

A reasonable quality 500W PSU should have at least 38 amps on the 12v rail & 2x 6-pin PCI-E.

Which make/model is it ? if it's the Corsair CX500 then it's okay for example.
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August 5, 2014 4:35:37 PM

Not a good power supply , you should upgrade to a XFX 550W.
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August 5, 2014 4:46:02 PM

which could be the consequences of keeping my power supply?
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August 5, 2014 5:16:30 PM

lightdefender said:
which could be the consequences of keeping my power supply?

Wow, Topower is one of the worst, if not THE WORST PSU name on the market. Get a recognised brand (recogonised for being GOOD that is) like Corsair, XFX, EVGA, Antec, PC Power & Cooling, OCZ or Seasonic. Keeping that PSU is a fire hazard.
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August 5, 2014 5:23:54 PM

are the Powercooler PS-630 MAX or the Sentey Brp600 good replacements??, because those are the brands we have here
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August 5, 2014 5:49:28 PM

Powercolor is also very very poor.

That Sentey is very poor.
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August 5, 2014 6:11:24 PM

So exactly which psu is a good replacement?
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August 5, 2014 6:12:16 PM

XFX 550W is a good place to start.
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August 5, 2014 6:13:24 PM

But we dont have it in my country
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August 5, 2014 6:13:55 PM

WHAT COUNTRY?
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August 5, 2014 6:14:34 PM

Argentina
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August 5, 2014 6:19:59 PM

We only have Sentey apparently
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August 5, 2014 6:22:18 PM

I noticed that , go with a Senty 600w.
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August 5, 2014 6:30:10 PM

It's not the greatest but it has 2 - 18 amp 12v rails and is enough to power your build with a 270.
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August 5, 2014 6:31:08 PM

One thing, im new to this page, do i have to rate you or something or i just have to "Pick as the Solution", because you'be been very very helpful
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August 5, 2014 6:35:01 PM

Just click the pick the solution if you found it helpful.
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